LD2220 • 2025

An Act to Establish the Maine Home Energy Navigator and Coaching Resource Hub

Energy Technology

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action: 2026-04-15
Official status: Signed by the Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Establish the Maine Home Energy Navigator and Coaching Resource Hub

An Act to Establish the Maine Home Energy Navigator and Coaching Resource Hub Reference committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

An Act to Establish the Maine Home Energy Navigator and Coaching Resource Hub Reference committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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C-A (H-858)

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR3060(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR3060(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
2220 2 Date: (Filing No.
H- ) 3ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8SECOND REGULAR SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

2026-04-15 Governor
Signed by the Governor
2026-04-13 Senate
On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table. Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 945 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
2026-03-24 House
PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2026-03-16 Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP
2026-03-05 Committee
Work Session Held
2026-03-05 Committee
Voted; Divided Report
2026-02-24 Committee
Referred to Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Establish the Maine Home Energy Navigator and Coaching Resource Hub
Reference committee:
Energy, Utilities and Technology
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR3060(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
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H.P. 1497 - L.D. 2220
An Act to Establish the Maine Home Energy Navigator and Coaching
Resource Hub
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §10314 is enacted to read:
§10314. Maine Home Energy Navigator and Coaching Resource Hub
The Maine Home Energy Navigator and Coaching Resource Hub, referred to in this
section as "the resource hub," is established within the department to promote community-
based energy coaching services to residential consumers that provide guidance, particularly
to those in low-income, rural and underserved communities, to understand and navigate
energy efficiency and clean energy investment options to affordably meet their home
energy needs. Through the resource hub, the department shall make available standardized
training curricula and program materials that may be used by communities to implement
their own energy coaching programs. The department, as funding allows, shall administer
the resource hub.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
ENERGY RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
Department of Energy Resources Z424
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for the development and maintenance of standardized
training curriculum and program materials for the Maine Home Energy Navigator and
Coaching Resource Hub.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $0 $100,000
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $100,000
APPROVED
APRIL 15, 2026
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
703
PUBLIC LAW